Best board games for 5 players

Find standalone games recommended for 5 players, with rules assistance and available scenario narration. Selection follows the BoardGameGeek community player-count poll; order follows overall BoardGameGeek rank.

9,150 games

Ranked games appear first, followed by games without a BGG rank.

BGG rank: BGG #10,101
BGG rating: 7.3

Horrified: Dungeons & Dragons – Ravenloft

1–5 players
60 min
Complexity 2.0/5
2026

BGG rank: BGG #10,105
BGG rating: 7.0

Ocean Crisis

2–5 players
30–60 min
Complexity 2.3/5
2019

BGG rank: BGG #10,108
BGG rating: 5.9

Mars Attacks: The Dice Game

3–6 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #10,110
BGG rating: 6.5

Tasso Banana

2–6 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #10,114
BGG rating: 6.5

No Escape

2–8 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #10,115
BGG rating: 6.4

Perfect Alibi

3–5 players
30–45 min
Complexity 2.1/5
2015

BGG rank: BGG #10,117
BGG rating: 7.1

Chariots of Rome

2–8 players
45–120 min
Complexity 2.2/5
2017

BGG rank: BGG #10,118
BGG rating: 7.1

Trinidad

1–5 players
90–150 min
Complexity 4.3/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #10,120
BGG rating: 6.9

Sky Galleons of Mars

2–6 players
120 min
Complexity 2.3/5
1988

BGG rank: BGG #10,121
BGG rating: 6.6

Mars Operation

1–6 players
10–15 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2020

BGG rank: BGG #10,125
BGG rating: 6.8

Disney's Kingdom Hearts Perilous Pursuit

2–5 players
45–60 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #10,132
BGG rating: 8.5

The Third Winter: The Battle for the Ukraine September 1943-April 1944

2–6 players
3000–10000 min
Complexity 3.9/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #10,133
BGG rating: 6.2

Fantasy Pub

2–5 players
60 min
Complexity 1.6/5
2003

BGG rank: BGG #10,136
BGG rating: 6.2

MATCH 5

2–8 players
20 min
Complexity 1.2/5
2021

BGG rank: BGG #10,137
BGG rating: 7.5

18Ardennes: Rails Through the Ardennes

3–5 players
300 min
Complexity 3.8/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #10,141
BGG rating: 6.4

Snatch

2–10 players
45 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2001

BGG rank: BGG #10,142
BGG rating: 8.3

Atlantic Wall: D-Day to Falaise

2–6 players
120–14400 min
Complexity 4.2/5
2014

BGG rank: BGG #10,145
BGG rating: 6.1

Campanile

2–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
1996

BGG rank: BGG #10,149
BGG rating: 7.1

Opération Zèbre

2–12 players
30–45 min
Complexity 1.0/5
2025

BGG rank: BGG #10,155
BGG rating: 6.3

Mare Balticum

3–5 players
30 min
Complexity 1.7/5
2011

BGG rank: BGG #10,158
BGG rating: 6.4

The Phantom League

2–6 players
90 min
Complexity 3.2/5
2010

BGG rank: BGG #10,160
BGG rating: 6.3

DC Spyfall

3–8 players
40–50 min
Complexity 1.3/5
2018

BGG rank: BGG #10,163
BGG rating: 6.4

Disney Villains: The Card Game

3–6 players
15–25 min
Complexity 1.1/5
2022

BGG rank: BGG #10,164
BGG rating: 6.4

Damage Report

2–6 players
45 min
Complexity 2.6/5
2014

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